Windows Installer Error 1619 happens when the Windows Installer is trying to install a package and cannot access the temporary folder. This could happen because the folder is being used by another program or because the folder is read-only.
1. Restart your computer and try again
- First, ensure that your computer is plugged in and has power.
- Next, press and hold the power button for at least five seconds to restart your computer.
- If the computer still fails to start, press and hold the power button for 30 seconds to restart your computer.
- Finally, enter the BIOS by pressing the Delete key and selecting F2 to enter the BIOS screen.
- Change the boot order by scrolling to the bottom of the screen and selecting the “CD/DVD” or “USB” option.
- Press the Enter key to boot from the CD/DVD or USB drive.
- If you are using a Windows installation disc, press the F12 key to boot from the disc.
- If you are using a Windows installation file, press the Shift key and click the “Start” button to begin installation.
- When the installation process is complete, reboot your computer.
- If you are using a Windows installation file, restart your computer and press the Shift key and click the “Start” button to begin installation.
- If you are using a Windows installation disc, restart your computer and press the F12 key to boot from the disc.
- If you are using a Windows installation file, restart your computer and press the Shift key and click the “Start” button to begin installation.
2. Try installing the program in a different location
The steps to try installing the program in a different location in order to fix error code 1619 would be as follows: The first step would be to try locating the program on a different computer. If the program is not installed on the computer where the error code 1619 is appearing, then the program may be installed on a different drive or location on the computer. The next step would be to try installing the program using the installation disc or media. If the program is not installed using the installation media, then the program may be installed on the computer but the installation may be corrupted. The last step would be to try installing the program using the Internet. If the program is not installed using the Internet, then the program may be installed on the computer but the installation may be corrupted.
3. Run the installer as an administrator
- Open the Start menu and search for "office 2016 installation"
- Click on the Office 2016 Installation result to open it.
- Click on the "Programs and Features" icon on the left side of the window.
- On the "Programs and Features" window, under the "Office 2016" category, click on the "Fix Errors" button.
- On the "Fix Errors" window, under the "Office 2016" category, click on the "Run" button.
- In the "Run" window, type "msiexec /i "\server\share\office16\setup.exe" /qn" and press Enter.
- On the "Fix Errors" window, under the "Office 2016" category, click on the "Finish" button.
- On the "Office 2016" window, under the "Applications" category, make sure the "Office 2016" app is installed. If it is not installed, click on the "Install" button and install it.
- Close the "Office 2016" window.
4. Temporarily disable your antivirus software and try again
- Open the antivirus software and click on the "Tools" tab.
- On the "Tools" tab, click on "Temporarily disable antivirus"
- On the "Temporarily disable antivirus" window, click on the "Yes" button.
- After clicking on the "Yes" button, click on the "Apply" button.
- After clicking on the "Apply" button, the antivirus software will temporarily disable.
- After the antivirus software has temporarily disabled, reboot your computer.
- After your computer has rebooted, re-enable the antivirus software.
- After re-enabling the antivirus software, try again to fix error code 1619.
5. Make sure you have enough free space on your hard drive
- Verify that your hard drive is properly installed and connected to your PC.
- Review your PC's system requirements to ensure that you have the required free space.
- Delete any unnecessary files from your hard drive.
- Check for existing errors on your hard drive.
- If necessary, delete any corrupted files from your hard drive.
- Use the Windows Disk Cleanup tool to remove any unnecessary folders from your hard drive.
- Check for and remove any junk files from your hard drive.
- Check for and remove any viruses from your hard drive.
6. Check for Windows Updates and install any available updates
- Open Windows Update by clicking on the Start button and typing "Windows Update" in the search box.
- If Windows Update is not already open, click on the icon on the taskbar.
- Click on the "Check for updates" button.
- If there are any available updates, click on the "Install updates" button.
- If there are any errors while trying to install the updates, click on the "Fix errors" button.
- restart your computer if necessary.
If the answers above didn't work then you should also try:
- Repair your registry.
- Reinstall the program.